NAYPYITAW, 22 November 2021, (TON): The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), a body formed to bring together forces opposed to the coup regime that seized power in February, said “it would continue its efforts to broaden its alliance against Myanmar’s junta.”

The group, a coalition of elected MPs, ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), and other anti-regime groups, held its first online press conference on Tuesday to outline its goals.

Focussing on a message likely to appeal to groups still sitting on the sidelines of the movement that it seeks to spearhead, the NUCC said that beyond removing the junta from power, it also had a roadmap for establishing a federal democratic system.

It also stressed that it would not be dominated by any single organization or individual as it sought to reach both its long- and short-term objectives.

Min Ko Naing of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society activist group, said “our organization will not be led by a single person. It will be more like a collective leadership.”

Currently including eight EAOs and several political parties, as well as a number of armed resistance groups that have emerged in the wake of the coup, the NUCC said that it was in discussions with other groups that have yet to join the coalition.